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13:35 Newmarket
Read Joseph O'Brien On Betting.Betfair Handicap (Class 4)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £9,250 added
- Winner: £4,347
- 2nd: £2,041
- 3rd: £1,021
- 4th: £510
- Form 121566
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer J Ferguson
- Jockey Alice Bond
prominent, led 3f out, headed 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
- Form 11/6210-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer E Bethell
- Jockey Tom Marquand
raced wide, prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 367-367
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer S L Keightley
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
close up, pushed along and weakened over 2f out
- Form 845014
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Oliver Stammers
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on one pace
- Form 7-24722
- Age 7
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey K Shoemark
towards rear, pushed along and headway 2f out, kept on one pace
- Form 22064-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
in rear, pushed along 3f out, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on towards finish
- Form 2/031-06
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer P R Chamings
- Jockey William Cox
led, headed 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong
- Form 34-2123
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer I Furtado
- Jockey S De Sousa
in touch, ridden and headway 3f out, no impression final 2f
- Form 144614-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Tom Clover
- Jockey Laura Pearson
tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
Biggles
48- Form 6/71
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Mark Crehan
tracked leaders, led 2f out, hung left and headed over 1f out, ran on
- Form 1917-55
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer P J McBride
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
in rear, pushed along and headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
Widaad
20- Form 2520-34
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer G Boughey
- Jockey Nicola Currie
held up, headway 2f out, ridden to lead when hung right over 1f out, ran on
In depth
Verdict
Tahitian Prince won at Doncaster on his penultimate start but remains 7lb higher while Widaad’s better effort at Wolverhampton came in lowly Class 6 company. It was heavy going when Hunni scored over track and trip back in October and Idoapologise also returns to action having won at Beverley in September. GLENN COCO (NAP) has been in good form on the all-weather before landing this in 2019. He attempts to repeat that success racing off a 6lb lower mark and Stuart Williams’ grey gets the vote. Biggles debuts on Turf for his handicap debut with a decent apprentice taking 5lb off his back and is another to consider.
Formwatch
One Hart (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Prominent, pushed along 2f out, weakened 1f out, 6th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Araifjan (8-8) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Idoapologise 11-1 (8-10) Midfield, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 23l behind Marshal Dan (9-1) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Masked Identity 8-1 (9-5) Midfield, pushed along 2f out, headway to hold every chance 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Chookie Dunedin (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Love Destiny 11-2 (9-10) Raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace, 4th of 6, 1 1/4l behind Yoshimi (9-7) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Glenn Coco 9-4fav (9-6) Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, switched right and led briefly over 1f out, headed inside final 110 yards, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Love Destiny (9-4) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Rodin 18-1 (9-5) Chased leaders near side of group, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden and beaten, 12th of 13, 12l behind Dirty Rascal (9-12) at Leicester 7f hcp (4) gf in Apr.
Pitchcombe 40-1 (9-10) Tracked leader and keen, pushed along and lost 2nd home turn, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Billhilly (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Legal Reform (IRE) 9-1 (9-1) Prominent, every chance going well 3f out, ridden and disputing lead 2f out, soon disputing second 1f out, denied second on line, 3rd of 14, 2 1/4l behind Praxeology (9-2) at Southwell 7f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Hunni 8-1 (8-13) Prominent near side of group, led over 1f out until entering final furlong, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened and lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 10, 4l behind Odyssey Girl (9-7) at Newmarket 7f hcp (4) hvy in Oct.
Biggles 11-2 (9-5) Led briefly, tracked leader, challenged 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on, won at Kempton 6f stks (4) pol in Mar beating Crantock Bay (9-5) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Molly Mai 3-1 (9-6) Raced wide keen, tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Heptathlete (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Apr.
Widaad 15-2 (9-9) Just worse than midfield, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ran into 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 1l behind Street Poet (8-13) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Tahitian Prince (FR) 10-3 (9-11) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and one pace when edged left over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Billhilly (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Apr.